Voice warning signal available from Oki

Oki Electric Industry has announced the ML22310 series, voice synthesis targeted for short voice playback such as warning sounds and voice guidance.

Finished products with voice playback functionality, such as voice guidance to enable easier operation or warning sounds to notify of danger, are becoming common as the need for user-friendly products increases. Oki addresses this need by introducing an interface with event input that allows easy addition of voice playback functionality existing designs. The series include ML22310 with internal mask ROM and ML22Q310 with internal flash memory. Because customers can easily customize the voice data on their own with the ML22Q310, when voice data are changed or revised, customers can evaluate the voice on their actual design on the spot.

"To respond to the needs of voice playback functionality, OKI developed two new products with event input method, enabling users to add voice functions to their existing systems. Even customers with no experience with sound playback design can easily add voice guidance or sound effects to their designs," said Masahiko Morioka, President of Silicon Solutions Company at Oki Electric Industry. "As one of the top suppliers of voice synthesis LSI, Oki will continue to provide user-friendly voice solutions that enable added-value to our customers' designs. We will leverage our rich voice technology assets such as OKI ADPCM high quality voice compression technology, our expertise in voice synthesis accumulated for over 20 years, and our support capability that is committed to high-quality sound."